Keep true to the dreams of thy youth.
Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need.
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
You know what's interesting about Washington? It's the kind of place where second-guessing has become second nature.
Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it.
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.